Buckle and strap



B. R. JLLY.

Buc-KLE AND STRAP.

APPLICATION HLED NOV- 5,19l8. l 1,333,421 Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

WTNESSES UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFroE. 1

`BENJAMIN It.y JOLLY, OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROI'JVIIN'A.`

BUCKLE AND STRAP.

Appiiation yined Novenber 5 ToaZZ rzi/1,0m t may concern.' A l* Beit known-that LBENJAMIN R. JOLLY, a Y

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Raleigh, in the county of Wake and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and -Improved Buckle and Strap, of which the f buckle arranged with a tongue positioned Y to automatically engage openings .in the 'Vinventio Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section Vvbuckle in position on a strap or other article; f p l In the accompanying drawing:

strap for preventing accidental disengagementthereof and also for holding thestrap normally in a given position.

- 'A further object of the .invention is the provision of a buckle formed with a pressed out portion which may be in the nature of an eyelet integral with the buckle or retaining spurs integral with'part of the buckle. An additionalobject is the provision of a buckle arranged with a central section which may be Vpressed out for forming retaining eyelet members or may be cut out for receiving a separate eyelet or rivet for holding the Figure 1 is aJtop planview of a buckle and strap disclosing an embodiment of the through Fig. 1 on .line 2--2.

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary .sectional view showing the buckle in a closed or locked osition.

Fig. v4 1s -a to plan` view of a slightly modified form of buckle to that shown in f Figfl.

" s on line 5- 5.

' Fig. 5 is afs'ectional vieuT through Fig. 4 Y

VVReferringto the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a covering' strapV :used in connection with wristv watches 2.

This strap is held in place by aclamping strap Shaving apertures 4'at'one end and a y buckle 5 at .the opposite end.v The detail constructionof the strap 1 and the use to I which it is put forms no part of the present v Y nected with the buckle 5 in such a manner.

invention. The strap 3, however, 1s con- Specication of Letters Patent. p

, 191s. serial No. 261,273.

Jiatented.y

Mar'. 9, 1920.1

thatthe end ywill project preferably a short distance beyond the buckleas shown in Figs. 1 and 2 so that when end 7 of strap 3 is brought around and forced beneath .the front end or frontbar 8 of buckle 5 they end 6 will be in position for guiding the end 7 correctly into buckle 5.` When the yend 7 has been forced the desired distance through Y i' buckley 5 the same may be guided so that the tongue 9 of buckle 5 will project through one of the apertures 4 whereupon the partsare in a proper locked position as shown in Fig.

3. In case the end 7 should be pressed aceidentally, or the strap ,should become loose and move from the opposite direction off the tongue 9 it will again move on to said tongue when thestrap is pulled as'the tongue 9 `is preferably. slightly resilient and :normally rests at its outer end` against the end 6 of' strap 3. The front bar 8 merges into side bars 10 and 11 which in turn merge into va vcentral section 12, said central section being sufficiently .wide to allow an ample quantity of material thereof to be pressed into the eyestrap 3 and is clenched over in the usual man,- ner `of 'l eyelets so as to not only fasten the buckle 5 firmly tothe strap, but also prevent the accidental rotation of the buckle. The

central bar 12 merges into side bars 14 and 15, which in turn merge-intov the rear bar-'orI 'f nlet member 13 which is forced-through vthe keeper kv16. All the side bars are .bent

the end 7 of strap 3,-is'forced through" the buckle it will extend substantiallyl in a straight line through the buckle (Fig. 3).

This form of buckle is such that it mayv be A i *made either from thin material where it is subject to lightwork, as for instance on a wristvwatch,'or if desired made from much heaviermaterial, as for instance an ordinary belt forfthe Waist. somewhat into the space between the side slightly upwardly or away from'the'body`l12'Y i as shownk particularly in Fig. 2 so that wheny The body 12 extendsbars 14 and 15 in order to provide ample material for producing the eyelet 13 and also Y for causing the eyelet 13 to be of an appreciable size. v

, In Figs. 4 and 5, however, instead of'usi'ng the' part of Vthe'material of body 12 an aper- Y ture ismade in said body and a separate'eyelet 17 is placed in position for clampingk the buckle kin place.

The structure shown in Fig. 2 will positivelyprevent any rotation ofthe buckle ,Y and the retaining, means are simple and efbuckle. The buckle has been shown on zt strap 3 used Wltli a Wrist Watch, and I@strep indicated Aas l in Fig. l2 but it will be evident.

that the buckle could not only be Vused for this purpose and in this manner, but for a Wide Variety of purposes in any wey Without Y Y departing; Jfrom the spirit oi' the invention. y

That I claim is:

A buckle comprising e longitudinally enflarged and Vwidened central body portion,

two end portions extending therefrom to Jform e frame, one of seid end portions heving mi inwardly extending integral tongue and n clencher fastener on said central bodyv portion securing one end of e strap fiat againstthe saine in e rectilinear position, Whereby'looping or bending of the strep is obviated end a Het securing ineens is provided, with a single thickness of strap. l

BENJAMIN R. JOLLY. 

